Meet Patience Yisa, The Wanna-Be Actress Who Shed Crocodile Tears On Psquare PalaverHer secret traditional marriage

Stunning facts have now emerged to National Enquirer on the lifestyle of Patience Yisa, the lady who publicly threw caution to the wind by posting on social media, her pre-planned-recorded crocodile tears on the family squabbles of the popular singing duo, The Peter and Paul Twins a.k.a P Square, begging them in tears not to separate.

It would be recalled that, the story of the messy break-up of the influential star musician Twin brothers, Psquare has generated lots of controversy in social media and to the extent that, their fans began to call for decorum advising the lovable twins to have a re-think on the imminent danger inherent if they go all out to split.

And while the news was rocking the social media, an upcoming actress who has been described by few people who know her as star struck hit the town with a recorded crocodile tears advising the singing duo not to break-up.

According to information available to National Enquirer, Patience Yisa who came to limelight when she won the Queen of Culture & Tourism pageant in her home, Makurdi shortly after her youth service has been known for her eccentric life. Those who were privileged to her reign as Miss Culture & Tourism in Benue State disclosed how bizzare her ways of life as always been from inception.

One of her very first strange behaviours was the car she flaunted as the star prize for winning the beauty pageant, the source told us the car is better seen than described as the way the rickety car was branded left a sour taste in the mouth.

''Her life has always been a bizzare, it would have been better for her not to be given any car at all than the disgrace she got as a beauty Queen carrying a rickety car that never moved all about town'' a source who claimed to know her at Ogiri Oko Secondary School, North Bank, Makurdi revealed.

Another shocking queer stage of her life is the issue of her strange marriage to a Nollywood producer and director, Lawrence Lurrenz Onuzulike. In her bid to hit the stardom by all means, the overzealously aggressive actress who has featured in few unpopular movies was lured into a hot relationship with the movie director and not too long they kicked off the affair than she gullibly agreed to a secret traditional marriage which didn't last more than one month.

And as if that was not enough, Patience picked up the remaining pieces of her heart and moved on scampering with every Dick, Tom and Harry and waiting for another golden opportunity to get famous, by fire by force.

Before she posted the controversial crocodile tears where she was seen taken medication on the Peter and Paul Okoye's family headache, she had posted a video of her wardrobe showing all sorts of funny multi coloured bags, shoes and clothes hung on an ancient wooden hanger in a shabbily unkempt room; and to crown it, she was excited to have reached 1000 followers mark on Instagram when her mates are eyeing 1m mark. It was so amazing that, some of her friends were like, ''this lady needs an urgent check-up'' because according to them, no sane person will post such a demeaning and disgraceful video that's far from being a movie shot and how on earth will she be celebrating 1000 followers on Instagram.

She has boasted to be very close to so many notable faces in town such as Klint Da Drunk, Mr. Ibu and so on telling everybody who cares to listen that they're her right hand buddy.

And the last straw that broke the camel's back is the Psquare video she posted where she tagged herself as a concerned colleague. Industry pundits are of the opinion that, if she ever knows what a colleague means or has ever met the Psquare duo, she won't bother to woo them publicly in such a demeaning manner.

She's been enjoying the attention she sought anyway as all the media exposures generated from her crocodile tears have been pasted on her facebook walls and all other social platforms and to crown it all, she just got hosted and treated to a sumptous meal by one of the fighting duo, Peter Okoye who saw the post and invited her for a secret meeting days back but the question now is how far can this ''fake'' attention seeking attitude safe Patience' face. Below are the videos on her facebook wall and other exclusive pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/yisa.patience/videos/1010211972395769/

https://www.facebook.com/yisa.patience/videos/1006236622793304/

     

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Football Star, Samuel Eto'o Girl Friend Jailed For Stealing Rolex Watch

The prayers of international football star, Samuel Eto'o who incidented a case of stealing against his girl friend of 7 years have been heard in favour of the footballer leaving the ex-girlfriend of the Cameroon football legend getting sentenced to jail for stealing his Rolex watch. 

Aside the judgement which sees Koah beginning a six months jail term, the embattled lady has also suffered an attempt to publish a book titled, ''Revenge Porn'' which captures details of her sizzling romance and sexcapades with Samuel Eto's for 7 years.

The football star had accused his ex-girlfriend, Nathalie Koah, with whom he had sexual relationship for seven years, of stealing his Rolex wrist-watch, and the court deemed it ‘improper retention’

 

Pronouncing the sentence in Yaounde, Cameron, the court sentenced Nathalie Koah to a six months jail term having found her guilty of stealing the footballer’s watch. The court in its sentence termed the ‘act of stealing’ as “improper retention” of the footballer’s property.

 

Koah was given a suspended six-month jail term and asked to pay 12.7 million CFA Francs to Eto’o, the cost of the watch.

 

Also, with this sentence Koah has suffered yet another major loss against the footballer as her book based on the 7-years relationship with the Cameroonian footballer titled “Revenge Porn” has been banned in France and Cameroon and her court case against Samuel Eto’o for blackmail and coercion was thrown out.

Jitters As ISIS Plans To ''Crucify'' Catholic Priest On Good Friday

A serious SoS campaign to safe the life of the the Catholic Priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil who was seized when four armed militants stormed an old people's home in Aden, Yemen on March 4 has been intensified worldwide.

It is all fears for the kidnapped catholic reverend father as it has been rumoured that terrorist group, ISIS plan to execute him on Good Friday. 

 Fears are growing for a priest believed to have been kidnapped by ISIS as sickening reports suggest he may be crucified on Good Friday, reports The Mirror.

 

It was gathered that Father Tom Uzhunnalil was seized when four armed militants stormed an old people's home in Aden in Yemen on March 4. The gunmen killed 16 people, including four nuns in the brutal attack.

 

Even though no group has come forward to claim responsibility for the kidnap of the priest, but a member of the Silesian order in of Bangalore, India and a survivor said ISIS was to blame.

 

Now reports shared on social media suggest the priest faces being brutally tortured this Friday as Christians mark the day Jesus died.

 

The Franciscan Sisters of Siessen , based in South Africa, posted on Facebook: "Was informed that the Salesian priest, Fr.Tom who was kidnapped by ISIS from the Missionaries of Charity Home in Yemen is being tortured and is going to be crucified on Good Friday. "This calls for serious concerted prayers from all of us."

 

Since the reports were posted, members of Fr Tom's order have stepped forward to deny them. However they are unable to say where the priest may be held or whether he is alive or dead.

 

Father Mathew Valarkot, spokesman for the Salesians’ Bangalore province to which the kidnapped priest belongs, said: “We have absolutely no information on Fr Tom, but even today we do not know who has taken him and what their motives are because no one has claimed responsibility."

 

Earlier this month, the sole survivor of the brutal attack, Sister Sally, described how the militants, who she said belonged to ISIS, killed everyone else.

 

Her account, reported in the Christian Post , described how she evaded death while the ISIS fighters searched for her by hiding behind a door

 

It reads: "They were killed one by one. They tied them to trees, shot them in the head and smashed their heads."

"These ISIS men were everywhere, searching for her, as they knew there were five [nuns]

"At least three times they came into the refrigerator room. She did not hide, but remained standing behind the door — they never saw her. This is miraculous."

Heritage Bank Backs Young Entrepreneurs' N500m Grant Project

Heritage Bank Limited has upped the ante of its support for entrepreneurship and education in the country by launching a N500 million Young Entrepreneurs and Students (YES) Grant on Tuesday in Lagos.

The initiative, which is in partnership with the Nigerian Youth Professional Forum (NYPF), will, according to the bank, support students and young entrepreneurs toward socio-economic freedom.

The Heritage Bank Managing Director, Ifie Sekibo, in his remarks at the occasion explained that the bank’s support for the programme arises from the fact that the initiative aligns with the vision of the bank which is to help create, preserve and transfer wealth across generations.  

The Managing Director, who was represented by Obioma Emenike,Group Head, Market Strategy, added that the bank will also support the project in terms of training the beneficiaries, disbursement of the grant as well as in the monitoring and evaluation of the project’s milestonesas agreed with the beneficiaries. “We have been playing strongly in the education and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) sectors of the economy. This project syncs with our mission and vision as a bank. The age bracket of 18 to 40years for the beneficiaries also aligns with our corporate goal, just like the key sectors which include agriculture, ICT and creative industry, identified for the project are pivotal for economic growth” he said.

The NYPF, according to its Chairman, Moses Siasia, is a non-governmental organization conceived by a group of young professionals with the mission to promote innovative ideas for socio-economic development.

Siasia disclosed that the programme is geared toward assisting bothaspiring and existing young entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses, and ultimately create jobs and distribute wealth in the economy.

For the students, the grant can be accessed for tuition fees to help low income students and technological research and innovation.  Students in Nigeria can access up to N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) only; students in the United Kingdom can access up to GBP 3000 (Three Thousand Pounds while Students in the United States can access up to $5,000 (Five Thousand Dollars).

For young entrepreneurs, the grant will be available for the following target sectors: Agriculture, Creative Industry, Information and Communication Technology.  In each category, an entrepreneur with an existing business can access up to N2 million.

Before the latest initiative, Heritage Bank had packaged a N200m loan facility for young graduates willing to advance their dreams in small-scale businesses. It is also collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the CBN initiative, Youth Innovation Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YIEDP).

Sekibo also recently re-affirmed the bank’s resolve to empower more Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, stating that part of the bank’s commitment to empower SMEs is the establishment of an SME Clinic that is geared towards helping small businesses in addressing challenges associated with setting up businesses as well as mitigating the effects of certain business decisions by such entrepreneurs.

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From Left to Right: Mr. Moses Siasia, Chairman Nigerian Youth Professional Forum, NYPF; Mr. Obioma Emenike, Head Marketing Strategy, Heritage Bank Limited; and Mrs Vivian Achuonye , Director of Entrepreneurship, NYPF; at the launching of the N500 Million Young Entrepreneurs and Students, YES Grant in Lagos on Tuesday

NBL Wins NSE's Most Compliant Award

The management of the foremost brewing firm, Nigerian Breweries Plc recently got a physical representation of their abstract concepts of hardwork and dedication when the company was honoured by the Nigerian Stock Exchange for its outstanding business performance on the floor.

A trophy, they say is not about the hardware, or gold-painted statue mounted on marble but the recognition of it being a memento for excellent achievements. The brewing leader, NBL was rewarded as The Most Compliant Firm with Corporate Governance on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE.

Presenting the plaque of the prestigious honour is the NSE's CEO, Oscar Onyeama who noted that Nigerian Breweries Plc has performed creditably well to merit the 2015 CEO recognition award. Nicolaas Vervelde, MD/CEO, NB Plc received the award with Mark Rutten, NBL's Finance Director while Haruna Jalo- Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division and Mr. Kufre Ekanem, Corporate Affairs Adviser, NB Plc look on.

Heritage Bank Backs CBN's Financial Literacy Project

Nigeria's fast rising mega institution, Heritage Bank has boosted the effort and campaign of the apex bank, CBN's initiative to aid financial institutions' support and involvement for the growth of education.

Tagged the 2016 Financial Literacy Day programme, the bank led by its Divisional Head, Public Sector, Mrs. Moji Niran-Oladunni visited the University of Ilorin Secondary School yesterday to present some set of text books to the principal, Mrs. Silifat Nike Jaiyeola.

The programme which is one of the bank's CSR gestures is aimed at aiding the CBN's initiative on Financial Inclusion/Education programme as well as promoting reading culture among Nigerian youths.

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DSC 2180: (From L – R): Mrs. Kikanwa Akpenyi, Head, Customer Engagement, Heritage Bank Limited; Mrs. Moji  Niran – Oladunni, Divisional Head, Public Sector, Heritage Bank Limited; and Mrs. Silifat Nike Jaiyeola, Principal, University of Ilorin Secondary School, receiving a set of books presented to the school by Heritage Bank as part of the 2016 Financial Literacy Day programme organized by the Bank in Ilorin on Thursday.

DSC 2193: (From L – R): Mrs. Moji  Niran – Oladunni, Divisional Head, Public Sector, Heritage Bank Limited; : Miss Zuriel Oduwole, Heritage Bank Financial Literacy Ambassador; Mrs. Silifat Nike Jaiyeola, Principal, University of Ilorin Secondary School; and some students of University of Ilorin Secondary School, during the 2016 Financial Literacy Day programme organized by the Bank in Ilorin on Thursday.

 

Jonathan Meets Former Aides, Ministers Over $2.1b EFCC Probes

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned his former aides and ex-ministers over the ongoing probe of the $2.1 billion arms deal purchase scam investigated by President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to an exclusive report, some former ministers and aides that served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, met the ex-president on Sunday over the ongoing probe of the $2.1 billion arms deal purchase scam which has involved those who served at the past administration.

It was gathered that many of the former ministers were not only disturbed, but also jittery by the concentration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war on those who served under Jonathan.

It can be recalled that Senator Ali Ndume, the Senate Leader, on Friday in a report, said President Buhari should authorise the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe and prosecute Jonathan.

Ndume had said:-

“Nobody is supposed to be above the law. If Jonathan is a culprit, he should face the law. If there is evidence that the former President should face the law, then, he should. After all, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.”

It was also reported that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Buhari did not sign any pact with Jonathan or any past President to exempt him (Jonathan) from probe, adding that Buhari, being an open person, would never go into a secret pact with anybody, especially on his administration’s ongoing anti-graft war.

A top member of the Peoples Democratic Party, who confided in us, said the pressure on Buhari to probe Jonathan will form part of the discussion when the ex-ministers meet the former President.

The PDP chieftain said, “Barring last minute changes, some former ministers would meet Jonathan tomorrow (Sunday) in Abuja. There is no way the issue of probes would not be discussed at such a meeting.”

Source: Punch

P Square's Brothers Breaks Again As Peter Goes Solo

Their misunderstandings have been fueled and managed severally but it seems the mutual trust and family co-operation between Nigeria's richest and most influential twins in showbiz, The P Square brothers have collapsed without control as Peter Okoye, one half of the Nigerian RnB act, PSquare has gone solo.

Peter’s solo debut is coming after several (social media) confrontations between him and the duo’s management, headed by their elder brother, Jude Okoye. Peter announced a new management for himself on his Instagram page on Monday.

"peterpsquareWork Mood 🎼🎤 Thanks for all the love, support and concern pls continue to remain blessed as always. For bookings and enquiries please contact my new management on 📞08037531340 ✉ bookmrp2@gmail.com ||oyesng@yahoo.com #MrP 🙏🏽

Before making the announcement, the outspoken half of PSquare had released and self-promoted a single titled Look Into My Eyes on Tuesday last week. He had also performed alone at night club in Abuja with the stage name, ‘Mr P’.

Skye Bank MD, Timothy Oguntayo Speaks On N6.3b Presidential Committee Funds

The managing Director of Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Timothy Oguntayo has reacted to the reports in some online media that the bank did not remit N6.3 billion funds belonging to the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) to the CBN in compliance with the TSA directives by the Federal Government.
In a statement by the bank’s Head of Strategic Brand Management, Nduneche Ezurike, the financial institution said that the balances in the said PIC account had since been moved to the CBN in compliance with the TSA on 2nd of October 2015 and the account closed.
The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to reports in some online portals and other publications, stating that the GMD and the Chief Compliance Officer of Skye Bank have been invited by the EFCC over an alleged non-remittance of funds belonging to the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) to the CBN in compliance with the TSA directives.
As at the time of the said reports, neither the GMD nor the Chief Compliance Officer of the Bank had seen any such invitation. More importantly however, the balances in the said PIC account had since been moved to the CBN in compliance with the TSA on 2nd of October 2015 and the account closed.
So the reports making the rounds in these online media are not just figments of the writers' imagination but calculated attempts to malign the hard earned reputation of the award winning financial institution.

CMB Boss Launches Affordable Housing Estate In Apapa

One of Nigeria's leading building and morgage firms of international repute, CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Company Limited has rolled out plans to embark on the construction of medium low cost residential estate to ease accommodation congestion in Apapa GRA.

In line with its CSR campaign of ''house for all by the year 2020'' the foremost real estate development company is investing multimillions to boost its affordable portfolio of real estate development with the introduction of a residential housing estate in Apapa GRA.

According to sources, this CMB’s latest addition is strategically located in Apapa, which is the major port of the city of Lagos, Nigeria, and it's located to the west of Lagos Island, across Lagos Harbour. It accommodates three of the nation’s biggest seaports within its precinct. Set apart by its close proximity to the water, Apapa is divided into a commercial section and a residential neighbourhood, the serene Government Residential Area (GRA) where the estate will be located.

CMB’s development drive towards the Apapa axis is coming on the heels of the directive by the Senate to the Federal Ministry of Works and the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, to immediately begin the process of removing structures on rights of way (motor ways) and other locations impeding smooth traffic flow across the country.

The senate insisted that the Federal Ministry of Works and the Lagos State Government immediately resumes the rehabilitation of the roads leading to the nation’s main ports in the Apapa area, with a view to tackling the gridlock menace there. This obviously has given a necessary filing to the improvement of the Apapa situation as all through 2016 the gridlock has been a thing of the past. The journey to Apapa is suddenly free and easy. With this underway, confidence has been restored for new potential development, hence, the market appetite for housing in the Apapa axis.

The estate will comprise 2 blocks of 38 units of tastefully finished 3 bedroom apartments with a service quarter and 2 pent apartments. The estate will boast of facilities such as alternative power supply, portable water supply, adequate parking space, landscaped area, elevators, fire escapes, a serene environment and facility management services.

Unveiling the residential estate in Lagos last week, the Managing Director of CMB, Mr Kelechukwu Mbagwu, said the decision to spread its business to the Apapa corridor is largely based on the company’s drive to be a fore-runner in reducing the nation’s current housing deficit. He enjoins developers across the country to embrace this mandate of private sector participation

Shocking Expose, ''Ooni Of Ife's Wife-To-Be Is A Married Woman''

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi will this weekend, Saturday, March, 12^th, 2016 be taking a Benin princess, Wuraola as secong wife and whilst the preparations for the lavish wedding is atop gear, the King's new wife to be has been taken to the cleaners by one of her close friends.

In what looked like a shocking expose, Princess Wura is being accused to be legally married, even as at last December, 2015 and that's not the only allegation, her several names, Wuraola Otiti Zainab Obanor are said to be in doubt.

Below is a letter in circulation which is purportedly written by her friend who claimed they used to stay together in Abuja before now. It is an explosive shocking dirty secrets. Read below... 

It’s amazing how Jennifer is suddenly flaunting Sonia as her sister. Why haven’t you ever shown her as your sister all these years? You waited till the accounted Olori title came.

 Jen you and your father are just users willing to identify with anyone you can extort money from to buy your outrageous watches.

 

Sonia is your sister, where were you guys when she was roaming all over Abuja. When she hits a big maga you identify with her to get him to buy your watches and luxury.

 

Sonia remember that if anything happens to this your marriage to ooni that is the end of you. Gone are the days when you can come out and find another person.

 

You are also too possessive and destructive to share your man with another woman. Infact nothing drives you nuts than your man having other women. You are destructively possessive.

 

Will you now be breaking things in Ife palace when you see him with women? Will you now be driving any woman that comes near him in your usual way?

 

You married Elie khouri legally at Amac. Until December you were still married. Is Ooni marrying another man's wife? Abi Ifa and Ife Chiefs no dey check the hands of who dey enter their palace again?

 

You lie so much and claim so much. You remember your days with your friend Fati after Saminu dumped you disgracefully and Hajiya at Coomassie crescent who was also your love-vendor?

 

Try and pay all the people you owe cos you are a no1 debtor. You married Elie to spite Abacha family. Now you are marrying Oba to spite Elie. His whole family went against him marrying you.

 

You gave his mother so much hell. Talking down at her and disrespecting her your normal way of behaviour. You sucked Elie dry all his little expatriate change you took it sent him into debt and you ran away. You were still sleeping around while married to Elie to fund your lifestyle.

 

You think God is sleeping? Your story will come to light as it has always done. Correct your ways. Your quest for money, fame and power: this is your last bus top. You don enter one chance bus wey you no go fit comot.

 

And if I know Sonia as I know her, this can also be a fluke. Ooni must have gone on an outing with her presenting her as his wife before social media catches it. Sonia that we know could be strategizing.

 

Until Ooni marry you as wife it could still be one of your numerous frauds. Please come and pay all your gbese(debt) before we your debtors March to Ife palace. I also hope you have treated your very smelly armpit body odour.

 

Are you still going to hold this marriage ceremony in John obayuwanas house as your father's house? Because Na him house you dey always use shine.

 

Since you are so ashamed of your father's Benin flat (block of flat apartment) I am surprised you never used sense to build him a befitting house to cover up.

 

You owed at Maitama shopping complex moved to Garki still owed. You can’t pay rent.

 

Are you now back to Christianity? Cos you were born Christian changed to Islam bearing Zainab for Hausa men. Now you are marrying a Christian abi ifa’ist are you now chrisfa or Christian or Muslim?

 

From Itohan at Benin to Sonia to Zainab to Wuraola Iya clap for yourself. You are the queen of rebranding.

Lekki Gardens MD, Nyong Arrested Over Collapse Building

Following the collapse of a five-storey building under construction on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki on Tuesday, the Police on Thursday said Richard Nyong, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Gardens, the construction company behind the collapsed building, has been detained at Panti Police Station. Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Mrs. Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed Nyong’s arrest, said he will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.

On Wednesday, Governor Ambode had ordered all Directors of Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited to submit themselves to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, within the next twenty four hours or face immediate arrest.
Nyong complied with the directive and reported himself to the office of the Commissioner of Police in company of his lawyer, Mr. Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and was detained after interrogation.

It would be recalled that the Lagos State Government in the wake of the building collapse, revealed that preliminary reports and investigation, it was discovered that the collapsed building was served contravention notice for exceeding the approved floors and thereafter sealed by the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

The government also discovered that in a brazen act of defiance and impunity, the owners of the building, Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited, the promoters of Lekki Gardens, criminally unsealed the property and continued building beyond the approved floors until the unfortunate incident of Tuesday which has led to the death of over 30 persons. Governor Ambode who is said to be irked at the spate of building collapse in the state had vowed to wield the big stick so as to put a stop to the disturbing trend

''Jonathan Paid Me N2.2 Billion For Prayers''-Mallam Baba Kusa

Besides the fortune sunk into phoney arms deals, no less than N2.2billion was spent on prayers against Boko Haram, it was learnt yesterday. Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration blew the cash on special prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war.

The cash was disbursed through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), following a proposal by a former Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-Kusa.

Baba-Kusa, in his statement of witness filed in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is facing trial with a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) and three others. They are Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited (owned by Baba-Kusa) and a former Director of Finance in ONSA, Shuaibu Salisu.

In the statement, Baba-Kusa said the N2.2billion was spent on prayers to hasten the defeat of Boko Haram. The cash was released in two tranches of N1,450,000,000 and N750,000,000. Baba-Kusa told EFCC investigators that the contract proposal was verbal but the suspect has promised to refund the N2.2billion by disposing of his assets.

Baba-Kusa said: “I approached the former NSA and discussed Boko Haram problems and I suggested there is need for prayers and he considered and accepted in 2013 when he first came to office. “I personally sponsored many people locally and some few to Saudi Arabia. Some monies were later paid into our companies, which we paid to some of the mallams. “I then arranged to recover my personal expense which I put into our own businesses.

“We have been spending a lot from our businesses and personal accounts. Money paid through UBA, First Bank and ECOBANK. For Acacia Holdings Limited(A/C 1017330319-UBA); ECOBANK(0122012650); and First Bank(Reliance Referral Hospitals Limited A/C 2022394057). The total amount is N2,200,000,000 from October 2014 to April 2015.”

He told detectives that he is not an expert, “but I used some of the mallams to organise in Abuja, Zaria, Kano, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Kaduna and Saudi Arabia covering 2013 to 2015.”

He added: “I give them funds as required from time to time, ranging from N500,000 to N30million, depending on their needs, traveling, sadaqat and others for local expenses and travels to Saudi Arabia for Umrah and Hajj.

“I reminded the NSA many times before payments were made. We grew up together with the former NSA with common friends in ABU. “Most of the payments in cash were meant to give out cash to people that have been organising prayers. Some transfers to Acacia to other banks were for logistics and also to some mallams in cash.”

The suspect also confirmed that the prayer contract was not documented. He added: “The proposal made to the former NSA was not documented by him or myself. The verbal proposal to him was for prayers to overcome Boko Haram within the shortest possible time.

“The engagement for prayers by organising some people to be praying was not formally written down. “There was no amount of money agreed on. I said to him, I will start organising, which he agreed and said he will see what he would give at a later time.

Baba-Kusa said he had an estimate of over N700million spent “from my own resources before I started to ask for money from him”. Some of these funds came from disposal of some of my land in Abuja. One in Maitama, one in Gudu and one in Guzape. The Maitama was a little over N200million; Guzape (N80m), Gudu(N18m), he told the EFCC.

But, according to him, he kept no records of the money he gave to individual Mallams organising various groups. I requested for no acknowledgement from them when I gave money to them.”

He assured the EFCC that he would refund the said cash if he is able to dispose of his landed properties.

He said: “I am making efforts to dispose of my properties in Abuja which would be over the total amount of N2.2billion. If the sales go through and the amount from the sales is made in full, I will make full payment.”

In the 19 charges against the five suspects, Baba-Kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited are alleged to have “between October 2014 and April 2015 in Abuja agreed to do an illegal act to wit : dishonestly receiving property to wit: an aggregate sum of N2,200,000,000 being part of the funds in the accounts of the Office of  National Security Adviser and  that the same act was fine in pursuance of the agreement among you and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.”

Source: The Nation

Just In! How Late Labour Minister's Son Prepared For Own Death

Amazing facts have now emerged on how Joshua, the handsome son of the late Minister of State for Labour, Joshua Ocholi who died in a ghastly auto crash with his mum and dad last weekend prepared for his death.

According to the facts pieced together by National Enquirer, it was as if the young lad knew that his cat would somehow got hurt that day, ''it seemed he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen to him based on his strange behaviour and instagram post'', one of his friends who will not like his name mentioned told us.

''It was so obvious that, Joshua was facing a spiritual battle, for instance on his Instagram page, he was replying someone as if the person was threatening to kill him, ''you want to bring me down, I dare you to try it'' GodHasMe'', he posted in response to what looked like a conversation with this fellow on Instagram, though we don't know who yet, we hope to get to the root soon'', the source confided in us.

According to information, the poor young lad, Joshua had been part of an exclusive dinner with his minister dad and mum at the Sheraton hotel & towers Abuja before the family embarked on the journey that eventually claimed their lives.

And another strange and pathetic reason that suggests that the late Joshua had an intuition about his death is one of his very last Instagram posts where he was ironically talking about God and death, ''rather live life as if there's a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there's one'', he had posted.

The late Joshua was said to have been bubbly and good natured boy without any aura of arrogance around him. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Check the Instagram postings below.

Blessing Okeke

Fred Amata Lauds Information Minister's Support For Piracy

The newly elected president of Directors' Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Fred Amata has come out in strong words to condemn Eze Obasi, a film pirate arrested with pirated copies of Lancelot Imasuen's epic film- Invasion 1897 in Alaba, Lagos recently. Mr Amata said it was good that the pirate was arrested and calls for tough sanctions against the offender to serve as a deterent for others who are in the unwholesome piracy business.

"Theft of intellectual properties have remained a major bane to the development of Nollywood as creative minds have continually been robbed of their intellectual and creative efforts by pirates and let this be the time to wage a serious and full-scale war against piracy and its perpetrators," he said. 

Fred Amata praised the honourable Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on whose instance Eze Obasi, the arrested pirate, was moved to Abuja to face prosecution. He also urged the minister not to relent in giving the creative industry his full support to fight piracy, describing the minister's effort as a welcomed and timely intervention.

The DGN president also praised the security agencies who made the arrest and encouraged them to continue the good work so as to rid the industry of piracy. "The present IG of police, Mr Solomon Arase has shown a great zeal in this matter and this is encouraging because our industry needs to be salvaged from pirates."
Mr. Amata also commended his colleagues Lancelot Imasuen and Gabriel Okoye (Gabosky) for the roles they played in bringing the suspect into the arms of the law, describing their roles as encouraging and worthy of emulation.

"I am particularly moved by the efforts of Lancelot and Gabosky, this is what we as an industry need to emulate to step up our fight against piracy. I thank them most graciously and I call on all film-makers to follow their worthy example if we are truly ready to defeat this monster called piracy."

The president promised that DGN will follow the matter to its logical conclusion and see that the arrested culprit faces the full wrath of the law. He also warns other pirates to desist from stealing his member's intellectual property as the guild will no longer tolerate such and anyone caught will face the full wrath of the law. He also urged Nigerians not to buy pirated films for the survival of the film industry.

"For the survival of Nollywood and the continued entertainment of Nigerians, we are appealing to Nigerians and Nollywood enthusiasts across the world to shun pirated films. In fact, report when a pirated film is sold to you.", he concluded.